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Fragment of an official copy of a circular letter to the strategoi of several Egyptian nomes, announcing the coming arrival of Larcius Memor, the new prefect of Egypt, and ordering them to make preparations for him under threat of penalty. It dates to about AD 192 and was issued from Alexandria.
The second line refers to the copy being taken from an official register (roll 1, sheet ...). The restoration of the name Larcius and of the threat of punishment comes from the editor's supplements.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter Announcing the Prefect’s Visit). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
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